Catalan Alphabet

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Catalan Alphabet

Learning the Catalan alphabet is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. Without it, you will not be able to say words properly even if you know how to write those words. The better you pronounce a letter in a word, the more understood you will be in speaking the Catalan language.

Below is a table showing the Catalan alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, and finally examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word.

Catalan Alphabet

English Sound

Pronunciation Example

A a

/a/ or /ə/

like a in father

B b

/b/ or /p/

like p as in pat

C c

/k/ or /s/

like c as in ceiling

Ç ç

/s/

like c as in ceiling

D d

/d/ or /t/

like t as in tile

E e

/e/, /ɛ/, /ə/

like e as in pencil

F f

/f/

like f as in feather

G g

/g/, /ʤ/

like j as in jacket

H h

Ø

silent

I i

/i/, /j/

like y as in you

J j

/ʤ/ or /ʒ/

like j as in jacket

K k

/k/

like k as in kite

L l

/l/

like l as in lamp

M m

/m/

like m as in mother

N n

/n/

like n as in night

O o

/o/, /ɔ/, /u/

like o as in phone

P p

/p/

like p as in power

Q q

/k/

like k as in kite

R r

/r/ or /ɾ/

like t in bottle

S s

/s/ or /z/

like z as in zipper

T t

/t/

like t as in time

U u

/u/ or /w/

like w as in water

V v

/b/

like b as in ball

W w

/w/

like w as in water

X x

/ʃ/ or /ks/

like sh as in ship

Y y

Ø

does not occur by itself

Z z

/z/

like z as in zipper

Catalan Pronunciation

You saw how a letter is written and might be pronounced, but there is nothing better than hearing the sound of the letters in a video or audio. Below you will be able to hear how the letters above are pronounced, just press the play button:

Catalan Pronunciation

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